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Innovate UK investor partnerships: investor selection April 2024

Investors can apply to partner with Innovate UK to invest in innovative micro, small and medium-sized enterprises aligned with grant funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£80,000,000
Publication date:
18 April 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

Automotive Transformation Fund feasibility studies: round five

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million. This is for business case feasibility studies to support scale up of the UK’s zero emission automotive supply chain.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department of Business and Trade in partnership with the Advanced Propulsion Centre and partners
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,000,000
Publication date:
16 April 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

UK-South Korea CR&D 2024

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £6 million for the purpose of developing innovative proposals with South Korea. You must collaborate with at least one South Korean business applying under the equivalent KIAT or KETEP programme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT), Korean Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
23 February 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

Expression of interest: ATI programme strategic batch: May 2024

The ATI programme funds industrial research and investment aid for research infrastructures to make the UK civil aerospace sector more competitive.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Business and Trade, Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£685,000,000
Publication date:
30 April 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

Resource-efficient or bio-based materials and manufacturing, FS 2

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £1 million for innovative feasibility studies in advanced low carbon manufacturing. This funding is from Innovate UK and BBSRC.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,000,000
Publication date:
4 April 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

International Green Corridors Fund: UK-Ireland feasibility studies

UK registered organisations and Irish organisations can apply for a share of up to a combined total of £860,000 (EUR 1 million) for joint research and development projects focused on UK and Irish green shipping corridor routes.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Transport (DFT), Marine Institute, Ireland (MI-IE)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£860,000
Publication date:
16 April 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

UK-Germany bilateral collaborative research and development: round 3

UK registered organisations, collaborating with at least one German SME applying under the equivalent German ZIM programme, can apply for a share of up to £4 million for collaborative projects resulting in innovative solutions in emerging technologies.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
The Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK) (The Federal Ministry For Economic Affairs And Climate Action)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
23 January 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

Ofgem round four: call for ideas

This call for ideas is delivered in partnership with Ofgem. Future funding may be available from the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund. The fund aims to deliver net zero at lowest cost to consumers and support innovative businesses to grow and scale.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£450,000,000
Publication date:
2 May 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

New innovators in communication networks 2024

UK-registered micro and small businesses can apply for a share of up to £500,000 to develop adoptable and investable innovations within communication networks. This funding is from the Telecoms Technology Missions Fund programme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£500,000
Publication date:
1 May 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

Future Leaders Fellowships: round 9

Funding to support ambitious research and innovation across UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s remit. You must be an early career researcher or innovator who is either:

  • looking to establish or transition to independence
  • developing your own original and ambitious plans within a commercial setting
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Innovate UK
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
29 February 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

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